nate silver

Sure, the term took a bit of a beating over the past year. But as anyone with a Twitter feed and a yes we did T-shirt knows, there's a world of difference between calling yourself a maverick and bringing about the kind of change that actually qualifies you as one. These days, a wave of reinvention is washing over media, politics, science, and entertainmentmuch of it thanks to the 19 men and women in the fourth annual Details "Mavericks" portfolio. read more